Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-27
eRACE.srREEr BAPTIST CHURCH
rtny-First Anniversary of Their
Sunday school.

The pulpit in the auditorium of Grace
Street Baptist church was tastefully
decorated last night with flowers and
growing plants. Long before the hour
for the exercises of the evening TO be.
gin the galleries and all that portion OF
the main floor not reserved for the
Sunday school were filled to overflow
ing.
Promptly at s:15 the school-ofiicers,
teachers, and schOlars-which had as
sembled in the lower room, came in.
They flooded the pulpit and the re-
served seats. There were hundreds
and hundreds of them. One could not
be cynical after look at the vast mul-
iitude of fresh, young faces, radiant
and happy.
As the school entered the organ, ac-
companied by the cornet, played an
entry march. AS soon as the school
was seated they sang as chorus
"Another Year is Dawning."
Prayer was then offered by Thomas
j. Todd, Esq, and then Sabbath
School Bells" was sung with great
spirit 10y the school.
r. NJ. Smith, Esq, teacher in the
school, in chaste and appropriate
speech, then cordially welcomed the
congregation.
Solo, "When the Soul is Confused. ."
was sung by Miss Little with power
and pathos.
The next item was a dialogue, THE
False Tongue" by Dr. Hatcher's boys.
The boys acquitted themselves splen-
didly, and it is needless to say that
their performance was greatly enjoyed
and was heartily applauded.
Weary Cleaner, " duet and chorus
by the Misses Hoge and the school,
was sung next, to the great delight Of
the congregation.
r. IL. Elicit, Esq, the efficient su-
perintendent of the school, then read a
report for the past year. After ten
der and fitting allusion to the losses
sustained by death the report men
toned as an occasion for joy and
thanksgiving the fact that sixty-one
scholars had professed conversion du-
ring the year. He spoke regretfully Of
the i'll health of the former superin-
tendent, o. u. Browne, Esq, and in
voked the prayers of the congregation
that his life might be spared. The
largest attendance during the past year
was on March 9th, there being present
On that day. "a officers and teachers and
GfS scholars. The school contributed
during the year to the boards of the
General Association and TO the Sunday
School Association $4lS.45. The re-
port closed with hopeful reference to
the future prospects of the school.
Then, interspersed with music, the
following items in the programme were
carried out. The banners were awarded
by one of the teachers-J. W. Wills,
Esq.
1he song which followed by the in
FAINT class was greatly enjoyed. Miss
Grove recited Belshazzar's Feast with
great spirit end fine effect.
4 special prize offered by the super
intendent for bringing in new
scholars-a handsome silver pitcher
was won by Charles b. Luck, Esq,
and was gracefully and wittily pre-
sented by 5. Taylor Evans, Esq.
Then Dr Hatcher delivered large
number of valuable and beautiful
prizes to tbe successful ones.
After this came a dialogue by DIR.
Eatcher's boys on " Public Speaking. -
No feature of the programme elected
more hearty and frequent applause
than these dialogues. The boys did
themselves great honor.
The exercises closed with a chorus.
Although the programme was lengthy,
il was so varied and the young folks
were so vivacious and entertaining that
the interest was unhagging to the close.